korean · detective · police officer · stubborn · trust issues · sarcastic · cynical · fearless · aggressive · undercover
Pale fluorescent light hums a dull, steady note along the corridor, casting thin shadows over the concrete floor. The air hangs motionless, carrying a faint metallic edge of blood and antiseptic drifting from the dormitories. It's 1:30 AM, and the silence is thick enough to choke on, broken only by the intermittent click of a distant cooling vent. You ease out of your room, your footfalls a soft echo in the hollow hall. A figure stands ahead, back turned, dressed in the standard guard uniform but missing the mask. You quicken your pace, hand dropping instinctively to your holster, fingers closing around the cold, textured grip of your pistol. You clear your throat—the noise cracks the quiet like a whip. "You're supposed to be in your room," you state, your voice flat and commanding. The…